[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 643-646]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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PEACE CORPS

1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20526
Phone (Locator), 202-606-3886
Director                                         Mark D. Gearan
  Deputy Director                                Charles R. Baquet III
  Chief of Staff                                 Thomas Tighe
  General Counsel                                Nancy Hendry
  Inspector General                              Charles C. Maddox
  Director of Congressional                      Joan M. Timoney
      Relations
  Director of Communications                     Andre Oliver
  Director of Private Sector                     Catherine Bucknam, 
      Relations                                      Acting
  Executive Secretary                            Burton Reist
Associate Director for International Operations  John P. Hogan
  Regional Director/Africa                       Sandra Robinson
      Operations
  Regional Director/Inter-American               Victor Johnson
      Operations
  Regional Director/Asia and                     Margaret Goodman
      Pacific Operations
  Regional Director/Europe, Central              Fred O'Regan
      Asia, and Mediterranean 
      Operations
  Director of Training and Program               Howard Anderson
      Support
Chief Financial Officer                          Lana Hurdle
  Director of Financial Services                 Yvonne Vaughan
Associate Director for Management                Stanley D. Suyat
  Director of Human Resource                     Mary Lou Weathers, 
      Management                                     Acting
  Director of Information Resources              Ron Conner
      Management
  Director of Contracts                          Paul Allman
  Director of Administrative                     Jose Laracuente
      Services
Associate Director for Volunteer Support         Judy Harrington
  Director of Medical Services                   David Gootnick, M.D.
  Director of Special Services                   Barbara Pickett
Associate Director for Volunteer Recruitment     Patricia Garamendi
    and Selection
  Director of Placement                          Liz Lostombo

[For the Peace Corps statement of organization, see the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Title 22, Part 302]

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The Peace Corps' purpose is to promote world peace and friendship, to 
help other countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women, 
and to promote understanding between the American people and other 
peoples served by the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps Act emphasizes the 
Peace Corps commitment toward programming to meet the basic needs of 
those living in the countries where volunteers work.

The Peace Corps was established by the Peace Corps Act of 1961, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2501), and was made an independent agency by title VI 
of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 
(22 U.S.C. 2501-1).
    The Peace Corps consists of a Washington, DC, headquarters; 11 area 
offices; and overseas operations in more than 90 countries. Its presence 
in foreign countries fluctuates as programs are added or withdrawn.

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Activities

To fulfill the Peace Corps mandate, men and women are trained for a 9- 
to 14-week period in the appropriate local language, the technical 
skills necessary for their particular job, and the cross-cultural skills 
needed to adjust to a society with traditions and attitudes different 
from their own. Volunteers serve for a period of 2 years, living among 
the people with whom they work. Volunteers are expected to become a part 
of the community through their voluntary service.
    Thousands of volunteers serve throughout Central and South America, 
the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, 
Russia, Ukraine, the Baltics, and Central Asia. They work in six program 
areas, including: education, agriculture, health, small business 
development, urban development, and the environment. Community-level 
projects are designed to incorporate the skills of volunteers with the 
resources of host-country agencies and other international assistance 
organizations to help solve specific development problems, often in 
conjunction with private volunteer organizations.
    In the United States, the Peace Corps is working to promote an 
understanding of people in other countries. Through its World Wise 
Schools Program, volunteers are matched with elementary and junior high 
schools in the United States to encourage an exchange of letters, 
pictures, music, and artifacts. Participating students increase their 
knowledge of geography, languages, and different cultures, while gaining 
an appreciation for voluntarism.
    The Peace Corps offers other domestic programs involving former 
volunteers, universities, local public school systems, and private 
businesses and foundations in a partnership to help solve some of the 
United States most pressing domestic problems.
    The Peace Corps Office of Private Sector Relations works with 
schools, civic groups, businesses, and neighborhood and youth 
organizations in the United States to facilitate their support of Peace 
Corps initiatives here and abroad.

                        Area Offices--Peace Corps                       
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             Office                      Address             Telephone  
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Atlanta, GA (Alabama, Florida,   Rm. 2324, 101 Marietta     404-331-2932
 Georgia, Mississippi, South      St. NW., 30323.                       
 Carolina, Tennessee).                                                  
Boston, MA (Maine,               Rm. 450, 10 Causeway       617-565-5555
 Massachusetts, New Hampshire,    St., 02222.                           
 Rhode Island, Vermont).                                                
Chicago, IL (Illinois, Indiana,  Suite 450, 55 W. Monroe    312-353-4990
 Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri,    St., 60603.                           
 Ohio).                                                                 
Dallas, TX (Arkansas,            Rm. 230, 400 N. Ervay      214-767-5435
 Louisiana, New Mexico,           St., P.O. Box 638,                    
 Oklahoma, Texas).                75221.                                
Denver, CO (Colorado, Kansas,    Rm. 550, 140 E. 19th       303-866-1057
 Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming).        Ave., 80203.                          
Los Angeles, CA (Arizona,        Suite 8104, 11000          310-235-7444
 southern California).            Wilshire Blvd., 90024.                
Minneapolis, MS (Iowa,           Suite 420, 330 2d Ave.     612-348-1480
 Minnesota, North Dakota, South   S., 55401.                            
 Dakota, Wisconsin).                                                    
New York, NY (Connecticut, New   Rm. 611, 6 World Trade     212-466-2477
 Jersey, New York,                Ctr., 10048.                          
 Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico).                                            
Arlington, VA (District of       Suite 400, 1400 Wilson     703-235-9191
 Columbia, Delaware, Maryland,    Blvd., 22209.                         
 North Carolina, Virginia, West                                         
 Virginia).                                                             
San Francisco, CA (northern      Rm. 533, 211 Main St.,     415-744-2677
 California, Hawaii, Nevada).     94105.                                
Seattle, WA (Alaska, Idaho,      Rm. 1776, 2001 6th         206-553-5490
 Montana, Oregon, Washington).    Ave., 98121.                          
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Sources of Information

Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer  Contact the nearest area office. 
Phone, 800-424-8580, extension 2293 (toll-free).
Employment  Contact the Peace Corps, Office of Human Resource 
Management, Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-606-3950. For recorded 
employment opportunities, call 202-606-3214.

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General Inquiries  Information or assistance may be obtained by 
contacting the Peace Corps' Washington, DC, headquarters or any of its 
area offices. Frequently, information is available from local post 
offices.

For further information, contact the Press Office, Peace Corps, 1990 K 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-606-3010; or 800-424-8580 
(toll-free). Fax, 202-606-3108.

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